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The family of Francesco I d'Este
Fortuna blindfolded causes happiness and misfortune to fall from the tree of life
Triumph of Bacchus
The family of Francesco I d'Este
Fortuna blindfolded causes happiness and misfortune to fall from the tree of life
Triumph of Bacchus

Triumph of Bacchus

Jean Boulanger; Pier Francesco; Carlo Cittadella

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Ducal Palace of Sassuolo

Ducal Palace of Sassuolo

Piazzale della Rosa, Sassuolo

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The Triumph of Bacchus represents one of the greatest pictorial climaxes within the ducal residence of Sassuolo. Conceived as the main summer residence by Francis I starting from a pre-existing building, the palace was adapted according to the diktats of Baroque art and architecture. Both the exterior is sober and functional, the interior is a riot of stuccoes and frescoes, in order to immerse the user in another dimension, separate and distinct from the city, from the obligations of the official court. The Gallery of Bacchus, full of suggestions from the famous Gallery built fifty years earlier by Annibale Carracci in Palazzo Farnese, is a celebration of earthly pleasures and the abundance of the earth, of which Bacchus, god of the grape harvest and intoxication, is the highest minister.
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Title: Triumph of Bacchus

Author: Jean Boulanger; Pier Francesco; Carlo Cittadella

Date: 1650

Technique: Fresco

Displayed in: Ducal Palace of Sassuolo

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